Community Programs

Co-Lin Natchez will sponsor the Co-Lin Salutes Veterans Program on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. in the W. L. Nelson Multi-Purpose Room. Co-Lin students, staff, and the public are encouraged to attend. The program will include speeches, music and prayers. In addition, Co-Lin will conduct two drives for items for soldiers overseas and veterans at the G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery Veterans Medical Center in Jackson as well as Christmas cards for the soldiers and veterans.

Here is what is needed for veterans at the center: new T-shirts, underwear and socks; gift cards for Wal-Mart and Kmart; writing pads, pens, pencils, envelopes, stamps (forever stamps).

Tax-deductible monetary donations also are accepted and should be contributed to the campus newspaper N-Sights, which will purchase items to be included in the boxes for veterans and soldiers.

Blank Christmas Cards also are needed.

All items and monetary donations should be brought to the Office of Public Information.

The campaign is being co-sponsored by Co-Lin, N-Sights, the Student Government Association, the campus chapter of the Student Veterans Association and the Film Club.

The Senior Community Service Employment Program provides part-time employment for men and women 55 years of age or older who have limited incomes. SCSEP enrollees are assigned to positions that revitalize and enchance their job skills while supporting local non-profit and governmental agencies. The program is designed to promote the transition of participating enrollees into unsubsidized employment.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College SCSEP consists of programs funded through Senior Services America, Inc. and Southwest Mississippi Planning and Development District. Under the Older Americans Act, both programs are funded through grants from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal monies cover wages, fringe benefits, and supportive services for enrollees. Local sponsor agencies provide most other project costs.

The SCSEP staff directs and oversees all projects to assure compliance with federal regulations and SCSEP policies and procedures.

For an application, use the contact information listed below.

Contact Information:

Senior Community Service Employment Program

P.O. Box 649, Wesson, MS, 39191

Ph: 601.643.8673 FAX: 601.643.8672

Anna Rogers, Program Coordinator

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The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) at Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a member of the Elderhostel Institute Network, an internationally-known program that offers quality educational experiences for older adults. Institutes support the philosophy that older adults are eager, self-motivated learners who are capable of defining and directing their own education. Membership in the Institute for Learning in Retirement at Co-Lin is open to all adults who are ages 50 and older and retired or semi-retired. The organization is member-governed and members define and plan their own educational activities.

The Institute provides non-credit classes on various topics decided upon by ILR members. In addition, the Institute sponsors social events, membership meetings, luncheon lectures, seminars, and field trips. Membership fees are charged on a yearly basis for those who wish to participate in classes and related events of the Institute.